Pau Gasol

A look at the top five power forward candidates in Thursday's NBA Draft and the Heat's perspective at the position, plus rating the field, a sleeper and a matter of fact. 1. Kristaps Porzingis, 6-11, Latvia, pro in Spain: Compared to Dirk Nowitzki and Pau Gasol with his outside stroke, height and ability to create at the rim. Still needs to grow into an NBA body. High reward, but possibly high risk. 2. Frank Kaminsky, 7-1, Wisconsin, senior: Some have him at center, if only because of his physique and questions about guarding NBA power forwards on the perimeter. Appears to set up as a ready-to-go stretch four. 3. Trey Lyles, 6-10, Kentucky, freshman: Silky...

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A look at the top five power forward candidates in Thursday's NBA Draft and the Heat's perspective at the position, plus rating the field, a sleeper and a matter of fact.
1. Kristaps Porzingis, 6-11, Latvia, pro in Spain: Compared to Dirk...

The award ballots are due Thursday, the day after Wednesday's close of the regular season. Like the standings, plenty remains to be decided.
So, for now, one man's view at the moment, very much subject to change, of the NBA's postseason awards.
Most...

The story of the game was the story of the Miami Heat's season: the inability to sustain.
This time it was a 19-point lead at halftime and then a six-point deficit going into the fourth quarter. And then a double-digit deficit of their own.
This time...

A look at the starting lineups, inactives, referees and a pregame note of note for Thursday's 8 p.m. game between the Heat and Bulls at AmericanAirlines Arena (TV: TNT. Radio: 790-AM, 104.3-FM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM-Spanish), with Walker out for Heat, Butler...

Heat guard Dwyane Wade could see the smile coming from a mile away.
When he first saw Atlanta Hawks guard Kyle Korver Friday, he knew the meeting would be special. Wade withdrawing from this year's NBA All-Star Game opened a roster spot for Korver.
...

Three months ago, Miami Heat center Hassan Whiteside was the furthest from this moment.
It was only a short time back his teammates were a collection of pick-up basketball players at the downtown YMCA in Charlotte, N.C. This particular team had perhaps...

You kept waiting for it to happen.
Time after time, the Miami Heat had blown second-half leads this season. It was only a matter of time before it happened Sunday against the Chicago Bulls.
Thing is, it never occurred.
The Heat held off several...

Q: Ira, the Heat and Bulls should work out a deal so Dwyane Wade and Derrick Rose play together, that way when one takes a day off the other can play. -- Harvey.
A: If Wade's situation grows as muddled at Rose's in Chicago, then the Heat are in major...

Q: Ira, I know the East is wide open and great games are on our way, but do you think with Kevin Love being added to LeBron James, Kyrie Irving that the Cavaliers would become the biggest force by far in the East? Could Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh...

The NBA put on a show in its first exhibition game in Africa on Saturday — starting with a dunk straight from the tip-off by Luc Mbah a Moute.
That had the crowd roaring early at Ellis Park Arena in downtown Johannesburg. It got even louder when...

Just more than three weeks after turning 35, the excitement in Pau Gasol’s voice can be heard across several time zones.
“We have a great opportunity. We have a very strong team,” Gasol said of next season’s Bulls. “… We can build on what we had last...

The NBA is in Africa for an exhibition, and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expects more important games to come.
"Stay tuned," Silver said Thursday as 20 NBA stars, including Pau Gasol, Chris Paul and Luol Deng, prepare to play at a small arena...

The constant trade chatter left Nick Young in a funk, the player known as "Swaggy P" trying to come to grips on why the Lakers wanted to move him.
Young is still with the Lakers, and he hopes to finish out the three years left on a four-year,...

Gregg Popovich will coach Team Africa with captain Luol Deng, while brothers Pau and Marc Gasol will play for Team World in the NBA's first game in Africa. Popovich, the five-time champion from the San Antonio Spurs, will guide Team Africa in the Aug. 1...